Florida Senate - 2019SB 1132By Senator Simmons
9-00728-19 20191132__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to funds for operation of schools;
3 amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; providing that a specified
4 value be used for each student who fulfills specified
5 requirements in the calculation of full-time
6 equivalent student membership; providing an effective
7 date.
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9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Paragraph (n) of subsection (1) of section
12 1011.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
13 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
14 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
15 district for operation of schools is not determined in the
16 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
17 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
18 follows:
19 (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR
20 OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in
21 determining the annual allocation to each district for
22 operation:
23 (n) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
24 membership based on College Board Advanced Placement scores of
25 students.—A value of 0.16 full-time equivalent student
26 membership shall be calculated for each student in each advanced
27 placement course who receives a score of 3 or higher on the
28 College Board Advanced Placement Examination. A value of 0.3
29 full-time equivalent student membership shall be calculated for
30 each student who receives an Advanced Placement Capstone Diploma
31 in addition to meeting the standard high school diploma
32 requirements under s. 1003.4282. Such value shall befor the
33 prior year and added to the total full-time equivalent student
34 membership in basic programs for grades 9 through 12 in the
35 subsequent fiscal year. Each district must allocate at least 80
36 percent of the funds provided to the district for advanced
37 placement instruction, in accordance with this paragraph, to the
38 high school that generates the funds. The school district shall
39 distribute to each classroom teacher who provided advanced
40 placement instruction:
41 1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by
42 the Advanced Placement teacher in each advanced placement course
43 who receives a score of 3 or higher on the College Board
44 Advanced Placement Examination.
45 2. An additional bonus of $500 to each Advanced Placement
46 teacher in a school designated with a grade of “D” or “F” who
47 has at least one student scoring 3 or higher on the College
48 Board Advanced Placement Examination, regardless of the number
49 of classes taught or of the number of students scoring a 3 or
50 higher on the College Board Advanced Placement Examination.
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52 Bonuses awarded under this paragraph shall be in addition to any
53 regular wage or other bonus the teacher received or is scheduled
54 to receive. For such courses, the teacher shall earn an
55 additional bonus of $50 for each student who has a qualifying
56 score.
57 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.